Time to save democracy : how to govern ourselves in the age of anti-politics /: how to govern ourselves in the age of anti-politics. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Henry Tam.
• Authors: Tam, Henry Benedict
• Contents: Intro; TIME TO SAVE DEMOCRACY; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Democracy in distress; The symptoms; Misdiagnosis; The key to political health; Part 1. Has democracy a future?; 1. Why we need democracy; Four classic governance strategies; Democracy as a meta-strategy; Nine challenges for democratic governance; 2. Rethinking how we govern; Towards a holistic approach; Democracy subverted; Towards nine remedies for democratic governance; Part 2. How to sustain democratic togetherness; 3. Shared mission; Why we need a shared mission; The problem of pseudo-shared missions How to cultivate shared missions4. Mutual respect; Why democracy must be underpinned by mutual respect; Rights, respect, and reciprocity; How to advance mutual respect; 5. Coherent membership; Why democracy needs coherent membership; Contested notions of group membership; How to improve democratic membership; Part 3. How to underpin democratic objectivity; 6. Collaborative learning; Democratic objectivity and collaborative learning; Learning about learning; How to develop collaborative learning; 7. Critical re-examination; Why democracy depends on critical re-examination What is wrong with hyper-critiquesHow to embed critical re-examination in the way we govern; 8. Responsible communication; Why we need responsible communication; Media power's real impact on democracy; How to foster responsible communication; Part 4. How to achieve democratic power balance; 9. Participatory decision making; Why decision making needs members' participation; The problem with superficial participation; How to advance participatory decision making; 10. Civic parity; Why democracy is dependent on civic parity; The problem with misconceiving equality How to counter the causes of civic disparity11. Public accountability; Why we need public accountability; The problem of misplaced responsibility; How to enhance public accountability; Conclusion: Learning to govern ourselves; Togetherness; Objectivity; Power balance; References; Index
• Publisher Details: Bristol, UK : Policy Press
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (vi, 304 pages)
• Subjects: 321.8; Democracy; Political participation; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / General; Democracy; Political participation; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781447338253; 1447338251
• Related ISBNs: 1447338243; 9781447338246
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Print version record.
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